Today, you are stepping into the role of a director, and these AI tools are your new assistants. In this first level, we are keeping things incredibly simple by exploring "One-Shot" prompting—which just means asking the AI to do one quick, direct task using minimal instructions.
Your Goal: You are going to test how different AI models handle the exact same task so you can see which one fits your personal workflow best.
How to Play:
1. Look at the classroom scenarios below and find one that matches your subject or grade level.
2. Highlight and copy the text inside the box.
3. Fill in the brackets with your own current classroom topics.
4. Click on any of the 6 AI tool links below to open them in a new tab, paste your prompt, and watch the magic happen!
Try pasting the exact same prompt into two or three different tools. You'll quickly notice that some are better at writing, some are better at brainstorming, and some are built for maximum privacy. Let's start exploring!
The Opportunity: Generating decodable reading text or phonics practice.
Interactive Template: Write a short, 4-sentence decodable story for a Kindergarten student that focuses heavily on the short vowel sound [insert sound, e.g., 'a']. Use simple sight words and provide 3 quick comprehension check questions at the end.
The Opportunity: Differentiating a reading passage to match a target Lexile level.
Interactive Template: Rewrite the following paragraph about [insert topic, e.g., how honeybees make honey] so that it is at an accessible reading level for a 3rd-grade student. Keep the total length under 150 words.
The Opportunity: Brainstorming student misconceptions before starting a unit.
Interactive Template: What are the top 5 common misconceptions a middle school student brand new to [insert STEM topic, e.g., coding variables or simple machines] might hold? Provide a quick strategy for debunking each one.
The Opportunity: Creating quick, engaging lesson hooks.
Interactive Template: Give me 3 creative, real-world hooks or scenarios I can use to introduce a 9th-grade Biology class to the concept of [insert topic, e.g., cellular respiration or osmosis]. The hooks should connect to everyday life.
The Opportunity: Designing formative, text-specific assessment questions.
Interactive Template: Create a list of 5 multiple-choice questions about the novel [insert book title, e.g., Their Eyes Were Watching God] and mark the correct answer with a ✅ emoji. The questions should focus heavily on the theme of [insert theme, e.g., character development or identity].
The Opportunity: Building a project rubric on a standard scale
Interactive Template: Create a grading rubric for a [insert project type, e.g., historical poster series or digital timeline] project. Structure the rubric with rows for content accuracy, presentation, and evidence, with each row graded on a 1 - 4 scale.
The Opportunity: Writing exemplars of student work at different achievement tiers.
Interactive Template: I am having my students write a one-paragraph claim-evidence-reasoning argument about [insert topic, e.g., the law of supply and demand]. Provide three different student exemplars for this exact assignment: one that would receive an A, one for a C, and one for an F.
The Opportunity: Creating real-world conversation dialogue loops.
Interactive Template: Write a parallel dialogue in Spanish and English between two people at a [insert setting, e.g., restaurant or airport]. Keep the vocabulary restricted to an introductory, level-1 Spanish student.
The Opportunity: Brainstorming studio project constraints with limited supplies.
Interactive Template: Act as a high school Art teacher. Brainstorm 3 distinct, creative studio art projects that explore the concept of [insert concept, e.g., perspective or color theory] using only basic classroom materials like [insert supplies, e.g., charcoal, standard paper, or recycled cardboard].
The Opportunity: Generating realistic mock scenarios for student analysis.
Interactive Template: Create a short, hypothetical business case study about a local entrepreneur struggling with [insert problem, e.g., marketing budget allocation or supply chain delays]. Include 3 discussion questions that require students to apply basic business concepts.
The Opportunity: Breaking complex multi-step directions into simplified lists.
Interactive Template: Rewrite the following set of student directions to make them highly structured, sequential, and easy to process for a student working on [insert skill focus, e.g., auditory processing or articulation targets]. Use clear bullet points.
The Opportunity: Summarizing long, dense compliance documents or long email threads.
Interactive Template: Summarize the following professional development email or text into succinct bullet points. Be sure to clearly highlight any upcoming required deadlines or specific action items I need to log. [Paste text here]